Reference titles [dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, specific subject references]
African American Almanac. UXL, c1994. African American Chronology. UXL, c1994. African-American Culture And History : A Student's Guide. Macmillan Reference USA, c2001. Encyclopedia Of African-American Culture And History. Macmillan Library Reference USA , Simon & Schuster Macmillan, c1996.
Hornsby, Alton. Chronology Of African American History : From 1492 To The Present. Gale Research, c1997.
General titles [nonfiction, any suitable fiction]
Be sure to check the school online catalog to find suitable materials
Frankel, Noralee, 1950- Break Those Chains At Last : African Americans, 1860-1880. Oxford University Press, c1996.
Grant, R. G. The African-American Slave Trade. Barron's, 2003.
Lester, Julius. From Slave Ship To Freedom Road. Dial Books, c1998.
Patrick-Wexler, Diane. The New York Public Library Amazing African American History : A Book Of Answers For Kids. Wiley, c1998.
Rhym, Darren. The NAACP. Chelsea House, c2002.
Somerlott, Robert. The Little Rock School Desegregation Crisis In American History. Enslow, c2001.
Taylor, Susie King, b. 1848. The Diary Of Susie King Taylor, Civil War Nurse. Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish, c2004. Journals
Be sure to check the online periodical database which lists a great many articles.
“The Fight to Have a Voice”. Scholastic News -- Senior Edition, 2/7/2005, Vol. 73 Issue 14, p6, 1p, 1c
“They paved the way”. USAToday, 01/05/2005
Tibbitts, Tim. “A History Ingenuity”. Footsteps, Jan/Feb2005, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p2, 5p, 1 diagram, 3c
Afro-American History http://www.aawc.com/Zaah.html
The record of a race of indomitable people surviving the diaspora.
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html
Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.
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Reference titles [dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, specific subject references]
African American Almanac. UXL, c1994.
African American Chronology. UXL, c1994.
African-American Culture And History : A Student's Guide. Macmillan Reference USA, c2001.
Encyclopedia Of African-American Culture And History. Macmillan Library Reference USA , Simon & Schuster Macmillan, c1996.
Hornsby, Alton. Chronology Of African American History : From 1492 To The Present. Gale Research, c1997.
General titles [nonfiction, any suitable fiction]
Be sure to check the school online catalog to find suitable materials
Frankel, Noralee, 1950- Break Those Chains At Last : African Americans, 1860-1880. Oxford University Press, c1996.
Grant, R. G. The African-American Slave Trade. Barron's, 2003.
Lester, Julius. From Slave Ship To Freedom Road. Dial Books, c1998.
Patrick-Wexler, Diane. The New York Public Library Amazing African American History : A Book Of Answers For Kids. Wiley, c1998.
Rhym, Darren. The NAACP. Chelsea House, c2002.
Somerlott, Robert. The Little Rock School Desegregation Crisis In American History. Enslow, c2001.
Taylor, Susie King, b. 1848. The Diary Of Susie King Taylor, Civil War Nurse. Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish, c2004.
Journals
Be sure to check the online periodical database which lists a great many articles.
“The Fight to Have a Voice”. Scholastic News -- Senior Edition, 2/7/2005, Vol. 73 Issue 14, p6, 1p, 1c
“They paved the way”. USA Today, 01/05/2005
Tibbitts, Tim. “A History Ingenuity”. Footsteps, Jan/Feb2005, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p2, 5p, 1 diagram, 3c
Web Resources
African Americans in History
http://www.uga.edu/~iaas/History.html
Brief biographical sketches of several key figures in African American history.
Afro-American History
http://www.aawc.com/Zaah.html
The record of a race of indomitable people surviving the diaspora.
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html
Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.
Historical Text Archive
http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=listarticles&secid=8
A list of Internet links on the African-American experience divided by State and Region ; People ; Military ; Slavery ; and Arts & Entertainment.
Internet African American History Challenge
http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/
“The Internet African American History Challenge© is an interactive quiz that helps you sharpen your knowledge of African American History.”